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Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. pays $50.4M in bonuses; still owes Missoula County $1.8M in taxes
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. doled out roughly $50.4 million in bonus pay last year, including $8.1 million to executives, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Feb 09, 2010 | 6:45 am | Loading…
Corporate philanthropy is the lesson in new UM business class
In an effort to inspire a new generation of philanthropists, the University of Montana is offering a class teaching business students the importance of corporate philanthropy.
Feb 08, 2010 | 10:15 pm | Loading…
Declining demand: America’s hunger for gasoline falls, unlikely to return
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The United States used more gasoline than ever in 2007 and far more than any other country. It seemed as if America’s growing appetite for gas would go on forever.
Feb 08, 2010 | 10:00 am | Loading…
Clicking away online privacy
I’ve been writing about different issues involving online privacy, some of which are the huge amounts of data and personal information that companies gather on users. Aside from the technology used to gather information (Web browser cookies, search engine links, etc.), how are companies…
Feb 08, 2010 | 9:25 am | Loading…
House hunting? Think quickly
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – If you have a good job and good credit, the next few months might be a sweet time to go house hunting.
Feb 08, 2010 | 9:25 am | Loading…
Real estate agents: Buyers remain cautious, but feeling more optimistic
The craftsman home in West Riverside charmed Cristin and Ryan Zachariasen on their Sunday tour of open houses. The couple rents in Missoula, but would like to buy a home of their own and figured they’d put an offer on the craftsman with the big kitchen and enough rooms to start a family. I…
Feb 07, 2010 | 10:45 pm | Loading…
Missoula business looks for strategies to cut airfares; Syracuse, N.Y., provides one answer
Fighting for the survival of his Missoula-based production company, John Barrett is taking on Goliath.
Feb 07, 2010 | 6:45 am | Loading…
Company sees 'very large' gold and silver resource near Rock Creek
An Atlanta-based gold mining company is eyeing what it calls “a very large open-ended gold and silver system” within two miles of Rock Creek in Granite County.
Feb 07, 2010 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Missoula dealership repairing Toyotas, awaits word on Prius
Bitterroot Motors in Missoula began this week replacing a part in accelerator pads of Toyota vehicles recalled last month by the Japanese auto giant, only to have U.S. transportation officials the same day announce a new investigation into the braking system of the 2010 Toyota Prius, the …
Feb 04, 2010 | 11:20 pm | Loading…
Smurfit agrees to look at future uses for shuttered Frenchtown plant
For the first time since Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. announced the permanent closure of its papermaking plants in Frenchtown and Ontonagon, Mich., the company has agreed to entertain future uses for both properties.
Feb 02, 2010 | 6:15 am | Loading…
April 15 looms: Guide to new deductions, credits when filing returns
WASHINGTON – More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions.
Feb 01, 2010 | 11:30 am | Loading…
Skilled workers needed as boomers retire: State business, labor leaders concerned about replacing graying work force
GREAT FALLS – Concerned about the graying of its work force, three Billings-area oil refineries persuaded MSU-Billings College of Technology to create a two-year program in process-plant technology. Almost 50 students are starting the concentrated, two-year program this semester, hoping…
Feb 01, 2010 | 9:05 am | Loading…
Best to wait for iPad 2.0
After playing with Apple’s iPad at its press debut last week, I want to buy one – just not yet.
Feb 01, 2010 | 9:00 am | Loading…
The cost of spilling Web data: It’s easy to piece together information from searches
As I wrote last week, when you use a Web search engine your searches and outgoing clicks are stored by that search company, resulting in large amounts of information used for advertising and marketing. Much of that information is retained for months, and, under pressure, Microsoft, Google…
Feb 01, 2010 | 9:00 am | Loading…
Missoula Livestock Exchange report for Jan. 28
The Missoula Livestock Exchange posted 160 receipts for Jan. 28
Feb 01, 2010 | 8:55 am | Loading…
IRS offers tips on YouTube
WASHINGTON – Amid all the music videos and celebrity news, the cute animal shots and comedy routines on YouTube, you’ll find some helpful tax tips from the Internal Revenue Service.
Feb 01, 2010 | 8:50 am | Loading…
‘Other revenue’ seems here to stay
Oh boy! It’s one of my favorite times of the year: airline earnings season.
Feb 01, 2010 | 8:50 am | Loading…
The little mine that did: Workers, owners save Troy Mine from closure
TROY – Tami Steiger still cannot forget that sudden feeling, way down there in the pit of her stomach, the quick twist of panic when she heard her job was on the block.
Jan 31, 2010 | 6:00 am | Loading…
Open and shut: Smurfit-Stone ordered to reveal its finances to potential buyers
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. must open the financial books on its Frenchtown plant to interested buyers, a bankruptcy judge concluded Friday. The glimmer of bright news means potential buyers may have a shot at purchasing the now-shuttered paper mill, although many more hurdles remain. The …
Jan 29, 2010 | 11:20 pm | Loading…
Green building: Eco-friendly businesses come together under 1 roof
The Swift Building was a railroad warehouse, designed to hold whatever passing boxcars distributed from the wider world. A century after its construction, the muscular building at the end of South Fourth Street East contains a new grab-bag of tenants intent on distributing their green ideas …
Jan 29, 2010 | 11:00 pm | Loading…
Debts, future of mill in spotlight with Smurfit-Stone set to detail bankruptcy plan
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. is to appear in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Friday to disclose its plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and pay off the $3 billion it owes to creditors.
Jan 29, 2010 | 5:30 am | Loading…
Schweitzer airs frustrations with Smurfit-Stone over lack of communication
When the U.S. Bankruptcy Court convenes in Delaware on Friday to discuss Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the judge could get an earful from the state of Montana.
Jan 28, 2010 | 10:00 pm | Loading…
Ranked as top employer, financial services firm Edward Jones plans to hire 20 workers across Montana
While it seems like most business news is bad these days, here's some news that's pretty good.
Jan 27, 2010 | 5:45 am | Loading…
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